Obsession With Technicolor:

Preface to a Memoire in Epiphany

a book of poetry in two parts

Obsession With Technicolor:  Preface to a Memoire in Epiphany

Works of poetry dealing with the harsh realities of overcoming life's obstacles by championing courage, irony, wit & spirituality; blatantly humorous in its truth, satirical poetry at its best, written with a loving hand and a naïve pen.  A story of truth about the beauty and freedom of poetry.  A memoire.  An autobiography in freestyle format which overwhelmingly transcends the immediate setting and explores and reveals themes that are universal - Man's faith, his relationship with his fellows and to the natural world.

This particular work encompasses several "real-to-life" themes that tie together, translating the experiences of a spiritual path into everyday language, ultimately becoming one with its title:  an epiphany.  These themes are a diverse mélange, covering a broad spectrum of ideas bound by ironic plays on words, double entendre and a satire that leaves the reader pondering the morals and ethics of living in a world that is ravaged by mystery and uncertainty. 

John Keats wrote, “Poetry should surprise by fine excess… [and] should strike the reader as a wording of his own highest thoughts, and appear almost a remembrance.”   Perhaps Mr. Keats should have said of poetry, "it should share with fine excess."

That's what I intend to establish with Obsession With Technicolor, that feeling of familiarity; the want of kindred-spiritness.  I intend to share recollections and wisdoms earned over the years.  I intend to show the poetry enthusiast the fine art of blatant subtlety.

I've come to know that it is possible to "go home again" and I absolutely intend to make it known that persevering in the valley of life's tribulations breeds courage, which breeds knowledge, which brings about life and true freedom.

There seems to be a very established and booming market for works of poetry, thus I envision several venues for Obsession With Technicolor.  First and foremost is to market it as a work of eloquent, satirical poetry that offers mainstream as well as traditional style prose.  Second, this is a book for the "regular" readerand should be marketed as such.  Some of the newer volumes of poetry make for difficult reading and unlike contemporary jazz this particular work is for intellectuals as well as for those simply enjoying a good read. 

Within this collection are pieces focusing on the social relevance of African-American heritage and related topics.  (I should hope to liken myself to a "new-age" Maya Angelou or Langston Hughes.)  My mainstream pieces are compellingly devoted to the South and southern living - particularly Tennessee, which has its own section - and jazz music.  More traditional pieces are spiritually based on the destiny and fate of lovers overcoming strife, celebrating the triumphs of faith development.

In the beginning of this composition is an essay entitled "I Picked My Poison" which simply glorifies poetry as a cure for whatever ails you, and sets up the memoire as an inspirational work which consists of two parts:  Part A - The Joy of Naïveté (Irony, Humor, Naked Truths & Love) and Part B -  I Dream of Tennessee (and other select pieces). There is the rhetorical, the funny, the bitter and the lovely.  There are dreamy wanderings of philosophical proportions akin to those of La Rochefoucauld and Confucious.  There is the spirituality v. religion topic.  There is a broad band of ideas for a broad band of readers and poetry enthusiasts. 

This is the kind of book you can read on a rainy day, when you are in love, when you are angry, or when you simply want to explore a whole other world. This is the kind of book that will just fit in anywhere.